Liangzhou District (simplified Chinese: 凉州区; traditional Chinese: 涼州區; pinyin: Liángzhōu Qū) is a district and the seat of the city of Wuwei, Gansu province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the east.
Liangzhou
凉州区 | |
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Clockwise from top: aerial view of the city, the Han Dynasty tombs where the Flying Horse of Gansu was found, Wuwei Railway station, part of the Luoshi Pagoda, and the Tiantishan Caves. | |
 Liangzhou District (red) in Wuwei City (yellow) and Gansu | |
  Liangzhou Location in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 37°55′42″N 102°38′31″E / 37.9283°N 102.642°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Wuwei |
| District seat | Dongdajie Subdistrict |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,081 km2 (1,962 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 885,277 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 733000 |
| Website | www |
Geography
editLiangzhou District is located in the eastern part of the Hexi Corridor, north of the Qilian Mountains. It can be divided geographically into three main areas: the Qilian Mountains in the southwest, the Hexi Corridor in the center, and the Alashan Plateau semi-desert in the northeast.[2] Liangzhou District is an agricultural oasis located in the Shiyang River (石羊河) catchment area.[3][4]
Administrative divisions
editLiangzhou District is divided to 9 subdistricts, 37 towns and 2 others.[5]
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- Others
- Jiuduntan Headquarters(九墩滩指挥部)
- Dengmaying Lake Ecological Construction Headquarters(邓马营湖生态建设指挥部)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "武威市第七次全国人口普查公报" (in Chinese). Government of Wuwei. 2021-05-27.
- ^ http://www.xzqh.org/quhua/62gs/0602lz.htm
- ^ "General | Groundwater Management Exploration Package". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
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